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Details about vintage greeting card fashion plate godeys ladys book 1870 rust craft 1940s a. The women wear dresses in colors of blue, green, red, yellow, orange, gray, and white. Unfollow godeys ladys book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. Hale brought substance to the magazine, and wrote frequently about the notion of womens sphere. Other pamphlets present the northern view of the establishment of reconstruction, particularly the states rights sovereignty issue, redress of issues that brought.
Next a color plate unfolds depicting five ladies in the fashions for that month and year. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the. A small girl stands at the front of the image, slightly to the left.
Godey s lady s book was the chief financial success among the philadelphia magazines, and, after the port folio a political and literary journalmagazine, enlisted the services of the greatest number of the best writers. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. In the united states many of the engravings and lithographs were copied from plates in french magazines. Page four is possibly an engraving, covered with interleafing tissue. Godeys ladys book 1861 november fig 2 fall bonnet of. This is a complete magazine dated july 1870 with a great cover picture. With a circulation of 150,000 by 1860, 22 godeys reflected and supported some of. Subsequently, she presented a memorandum to congress requesting the right to vote without regard to sex, shocking many americans. The first successful womens magazine and most widely circulated magazine in the antebellum united states, godeys ladys book offered fashion illustrations and advice, literary pieces, and articles on current events and popular culture. Godeys ladys book, january june, 1877, vol 94, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects.
Unfollow godey s lady s book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Godeys ladys book bringing portions of and commentary on this most famous 19th century womens magazine to the web. Under the enterprising godey as publisher and sarah josepha hale as editor, godeys ladys book, as it was soon called, was to gain, over the next forty years, 150,000 subscribers, an astounding total for a womens publication in the middle isoos. Godey patterned his first magazine, then, on these and the annual gift books.
Women women united states women united states periodicals. Theres an antique store right down the street from my house and already ive found two big thick books, one dated 1866 and the other, 1878. Godeys ladys book and ladies american magazine 18401843. The 1865 items provide a discussion on the occupation of the south and the program for restoration of the union. Godeys ladys book 18661870 mandy foster, dannielle perry on. Indeed much of the content was lifted directly from these competitors, a common practise of the time. The ladys book was to become the alpha and omega of the world of womens rights, fashion, etiquette, and cookery.
Fashions from the past 1870s fashion, victorian fashion, vintage fashion. Following is a pattern for crochet antimacassar and following another fold out of fashionable costumes in black and white. Godeys ladys book 1860 color fashion plates internet archive. Most importantly, sarah josepha hale 17881879 became the new editor of godeys ladys book. Apr 27, 2020 there are no materials pertaining to the 18701876 period.
Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american womens magazines. Print is backed by paper which obscures a print of a fulllength portrait of a woman titled robe psyche published in godey s lady s book, february, 1864, p. Godeys ladys book, 1867 motherhood was viewed in advice literature, particularly by the 1890s, as one of the most important contributions women could make to her family and to the nation. And, by the 1870s, paper patterns, advertised in or sold along with womens magazines like godey ladys book and leslies illustrated, brought international fashion to even to faraway frontier homes and standardized womens clothing even before it was mass produced. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. She is holding a cat by the tail in her left hand and a whip in her raised right hand.
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Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898. What was the 19th century equivalent of the ladies home journal. This impression was removed from a godeys ladies fashion. Godey s lady s book, january june, 1877, vol 94, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. Dec 23, 2016 finally, on june 28, 1870, toward the end of the legislative session, president ulysses s. Godeys ladys book january 1850 leather bound january 1, 1850 by louis a. Capewell and kimmel godeys fashions for april 1863. Sam rayburns life and career as a united states congressman through the.
Godey s also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. This fashion print is one of the large double page foldout plates the 19th century magazine included to depict the latest and most fashionable. United states social life and customs 19th century periodicals. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godey s lady s book and includes all of its color plates. Godeys ladys book womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice. The image was reprinted in 1860 and, by the 1870s, erecting a christmas tree had become common in the united states home. Godeys ladys book may 1875 victorian fashion women. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Vintage greeting card fashion plate godeys ladys book 1870 rust craft 1940s c. In 1858 hale petitioned the president of the united states, james buchanan, to declare thanksgiving.
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In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of american women in 1836 godey purchased the bostonbased american ladies magazine which he merged with his own publication. Godeys ladys book, 12 color fashion plates for the year 1860, large images in tiff format, scanned at 600 dpi for a quick look, use the 200ppi pdf. In the 1860sgodeys considered itself the \queen of monthlies\. Reconstruction of southern states pamphlet database. Gender as a tool for histo ca lna ysis thu 101 o mens a erica, pgs. The london ladys magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such embellishments as plates, costume designs and patterns. Topics fashion collection opensource language english. Pages 15, 16, 93, 94, 95, 96, 169 170, 194, 195 and many others missing from book. Download this page pdf download left page pdf download right page pdf download whole book pdf partner login required text only views. The godeys ladys book receipts and household hints.
Godeys ladys book victorian ephemera lot 4 handtinted fashion plates 18491860s, 1 complete magazine 1890 victorian fashion, lifestyle. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and. Godeys ladys book was the chief financial success among the philadelphia magazines, and, after the port folio a political and literary journalmagazine, enlisted the services of the greatest number of the best writers. Womans shoes, unknown, united states, circa 1875, costumes, leather. Go to the bottom of the page to other files and click on the pdf link 2. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Girard was a celebrated banker and philanthropist who put his personal credit on the line to save the united. The godey s lady s book receipts and household hints. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate volumes.
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